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Temporary Protected Status holders along with union leaders and advocates rally as the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments April 29, 2026, in a case over Trump administration actions to terminate the TPS designations.

Policy

Supreme Court yet to decide on Election Day, Trump firings

Already a major term, the justices have dozens of cases to decide before the recess

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 6, 2026 at 4:29pm

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference.

Congress

DOJ agreed to return Rep. Ogles’ cell phone, law firm says

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:02pm
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, here at a news conference outside the Capitol on April 20, is the state's sole Democrat in Congress.

Campaigns

Tennessee Republicans unveil new map that would dismantle lone Democratic seat

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 6, 2026 at 1:38pm
Concerns about gerrymandering aren’t new, but both parties have taken things to a new level with the help of technology and the courts, Winston writes. Above, protesters hold up signs as the Supreme Court hears a case in October 2017.

Opinion

The voters’ voice: Gerrymandering and the state of democracy 

By David Winston
Posted May 6, 2026 at 4:50pm
Anti-gerrymandering activists gather on the steps of the Supreme Court in March 2018.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Campaigns

Solving the redistricting fight comes down to the basics

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted May 6, 2026 at 3:39pm

Capitol Lens | Run through

By Tom Williams
Posted May 6, 2026 at 2:21pm
Donald Trump greets Indiana's Jim Banks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. Banks, now the state's junior senator, hailed Tuesday's defeat of several GOP state senators who opposed an attempt to redraw the state's congressional map. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Indiana GOP legislators who defied Trump on redistricting are defeated

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 6, 2026 at 12:48am, Updated at 9:20am

Fly-In Strategy: What Advocacy Experts Say Still Works

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted May 6, 2026 at 5:56pm
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur's 9th District seat is a top Republican target this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Ohio’s Kaptur set for rematch with Merrin in bid for 23rd House term

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 6, 2026 at 12:59am
Sen. Bill Cassidy speaks to reporters on the first day of early voting outside of the Louisiana State Archives on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Cassidy calls for expedited abortion pill review as primary nears

By Ariel Cohen
Posted May 5, 2026 at 8:53pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth takes questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

US military actions test Trump’s claim the Iran war is over

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 5, 2026 at 5:03pm

2026 State of Government Affairs

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted February 4, 2026 at 12:15pm
President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on April 6.

Trump shrugs off high gas prices, creating political headwinds for GOP

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 5, 2026 at 3:31pm
Customs and Border Protection would get $26 billion in the bill. Above, a CBP agent processes migrants that recently crossed the border in the Rio Grande Valley sector of Texas in 2019. (Jinitzail Hernández/CQ Roll Call)

Reconciliation bill text would fund ICE, CBP, ballroom security

By David Lerman
Posted May 5, 2026 at 7:00am

At the Races: Meet me in the Midwest

By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 5, 2026 at 5:00am

Read the latest issue

By Chhayrithy Chhuan
Posted March 23, 2020 at 11:36am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a Congressional Black Caucus news conference on April 29. Jeffries is flanked, from left, by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke, Troy Carter, Al Green, Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures.

DCCC reports fundraising surge after Supreme Court’s VRA ruling

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 4, 2026 at 5:15pm
Close-up of Sen. John F. Seymour, R-Calif., and wife Judy Seymour sitting at the GOP Convention in August 1992.

Last GOP senator from California, John Seymour, dead at 88

By Jacob Fulton
Posted May 4, 2026 at 5:12pm
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here at the 2024 Republican National Convention, signed into law a new congressional map. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

DeSantis signs new Republican-favored congressional map into law

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 4, 2026 at 4:10pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court building.

Louisiana election delay sparks flurry of court action

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 4, 2026 at 12:20pm
Tejano singer Bobby Pulido, who's running for Texas' 15th District, is among the Democrats added to the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program for promising recruits. (Norte Photo/Getty Images file photo)

Optimistic Democrats add 8 more House seats to ‘Red to Blue’ program

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 4, 2026 at 5:01am, Updated at 11:24am
Encampments used by unhoused people are seen near Washington Circle on Aug. 14, 2025, in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HUD to try again to change homelessness assistance program

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Posted May 4, 2026 at 6:13am
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Scott died last month at the age of 80.

Georgia governor sets special election date for Scott’s seat

By Daniela Altimari
Posted May 1, 2026 at 8:28pm
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey participates in the homecoming ceremonies at halftime of the game between South Alabama Jaguars and Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025 in Auburn, Ala.

Alabama, Tennessee governors call for special sessions on redistricting

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 1, 2026 at 4:48pm, Updated at 8:11pm
Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus news conference Wednesday on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.

Voter groups challenge order to postpone House primaries in Louisiana

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted May 1, 2026 at 5:41pm
King Charles III, monarch of the United Kingdom, addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

King spin  — Congressional Hits and Misses

By Chris Hale
Posted May 1, 2026 at 4:52pm
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and members of the House Freedom Caucus conduct a March 27 news conference to say they would not support a DHS funding bill sent over by the Senate. Lawmakers resolved the matter this week, but tensions continue to linger.

GOP emerges from ‘hell week’ with deep divisions between Senate and House

By Valerie Yurk and Savannah Behrmann
Posted May 1, 2026 at 3:45pm
President Donald Trump departs the White House on Friday, traveling to Florida for the weekend.

Hostilities with Iran ‘terminated,’ Trump says in War Powers letter

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 1, 2026 at 2:35pm
Sen. Donald W. Riegle, D-Mich., right, shakes hands with Sen. John W. Warner, R-Va., in January 1992.

After nixing Nixon, Michigan’s Riegle became a lifelong progressive

By Mike Magner
Posted May 1, 2026 at 2:11pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, seen here gaggling with reporters in March, spent a lot of time on the clock this week.

When a 5-minute vote takes 5 hours

By Valerie Yurk
Posted May 1, 2026 at 12:54pm
Voting rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in October 2025 as the justices heard arguments in a case challenging Louisiana's congressional map.

Redistricting decision hamstrings potential congressional response

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 1, 2026 at 12:28pm
From left, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Monday about the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

DOJ details planning of man charged with White House dinner shooting

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 29, 2026 at 1:56pm, Updated May 1, 2026 at 12:21pm
Secret Service agents respond on the dais at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after shots were fired near the ballroom of the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | April 24-30, 2026

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted May 1, 2026 at 12:17pm
Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields speaks during a Congressional Black Caucus news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Louisiana governor postpones House primaries after Supreme Court ruling

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 30, 2026 at 6:56pm
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., did not want the Section 702 extension approved in the House without a roll call vote.

Congress clears short-term FISA extension 

By Savannah Behrmann and Valerie Yurk
Posted April 30, 2026 at 5:53pm
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, here speaking at an event in New York City in December, is ending her campaign for Senate. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for RFK Ripple Of Hope)

Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted April 30, 2026 at 9:36am, Updated at 5:45pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said adopting the budget resolution was “critically important” before Republicans would allow the Homeland Security funding bill to advance. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Funding bill to end Homeland Security shutdown signed into law

By Aidan Quigley, Savannah Behrmann and Aris Folley
Posted April 30, 2026 at 3:12pm, Updated at 5:21pm
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